...Brien allegedly used fraudulently obtained mortgage loan proceeds to buy an investment property in the 600 block of West 46th Street in Chicago and then lied on applications to refinance the mortgage on the property as...

...the mortgage on the property as well as on a second investment property in the 800 block of West 54th Street in Chicago...

Cook County judge convicted of mortgage fraud

A Cook County circuit judge will likely be forced to resign from the bench following her conviction Thursday in a $1.4 million federal mortgage fraud scheme and . After a six-day trial, the jury convicted Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien of both counts of fraud for scamming several lenders through the purchase of two South Side properties when she was a lawyer and real estate agent a decade ago.

...Brien allegedly used fraudulently obtained mortgage loan proceeds to buy an investment property in the 600 block of West 46th Street in Chicago and then lied on applications to refinance the mortgage on the property as...

...the mortgage on the property as well as on a second investment property in the 800 block of West 54th Street in Chicago...

Cook County's first elected Filipina judge goes on trial on mortgage fraud charges

What promises to be a mundane mortgage fraud trial filled with dry testimony from bankers about decade-old financial documents drew a standing room-only crowd to a federal courtroom in Chicago on Tuesday morning. The reason? The defendant is a judge herself.

...Brien allegedly used fraudulently obtained mortgage loan proceeds to purchase an investment property in the 600 block of West 46th Street in Chicago and then lied on applications to refinance the mortgage on the property as...

...the mortgage on the property as well as on a second investment property in the 800 block of West 54th Street in Chicago...

Woman pleads guilty to mortgage fraud, agrees to testify against judge at trial

A former associate of Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme and is expected to testify at O'Brien's criminal trial next month. Maria Bartko, 50, of Streamwood, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution.

Join us for the Illinois 5th District State Representative Candidate Forum on next Monday, January 29, 2018 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church - Service Hall (4622 S. King Drive) at 7PM!! Submit your questions in advance by sending to ilstaterep5@yahoo.com.

Come out and hear Lamont Robinson, Ken Dunkin, Felicia Bullock and Dilara Sayeed discuss how they are best suited to serve our district and address our needs! See you on Monday!

Help adults learn English at Aquinas Literacy Center! Volunteer as a one-on-one tutor for just 90 minutes a week at 1751 West 35th Street on the southwest side of Chicago. All tutoring is in English, so you don't have to speak another language to volunteer. Volunteer tutoring opportunities are 9am-8pm, Monday-Thursday.Join us for our next tutor training workshop: Friday, January 26 (6pm to 9pm) and Saturday, January 27 (9am to 4pm). Attendance on both days is required to begin as a tutor. Please register in advance. For more information, please contact Sabrina at sabrina@aquinasliteracycenter.org or (773) 927-0512. Aquinas Literacy Center is sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

The 3rd Ward Republican Organization is looking for people to serve as election judges for the upcoming primary. If you are interested in serving as an election judge logon to :https://www.chipollworker.com Indicate you want to be a REPUBLICAN judge (Do Not Put Either Party, we will not place you!) and put in your home precinct. The deadline to apply is January 18, 2018.

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